PC1004:03
Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences 1
Townsville
36 lectures, 18 tutorials, 24 hours practicals/workshops. First semester.
Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy.
Staff: Dr R Rasiah, Ms I Patel, Dr M Ridd, Dr B McCool.
Professional pharmacy practice occurs in a large variety of settings including hospitals, the community, armed forces, industry and research institutions. Students are introduced to the role of pharmacy in Australian society, its history, professional ethics and the forensic aspects of pharmacy. Students will discover how pharmacists interact with other health care professionals in the provision of quality primary health care in urban areas and their extended roles in rural and remote parts of Australia
Students are also introduced to the basic principles of pharmacy practice, the social aspects of pharmacy, drug disposition and pharmaceutical science, including extemporaneous dispensing and pharmaceutical formulations. This includes the basic principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmaceutics and the factors that affect the bioavailability of a drug in the body.
Learning Objectives:
- outline the role of the pharmacy practitioner as a member of the primary health care team in Australia, including the rural and remote aspects of pharmacy practice;
- discuss the social and forensic aspects of pharmacy;
- develop a general understanding of the range practice of pharmacy in Australia;
- describe the principles of basic pharmacokinetics;
- introduction to the principles of pharmaceutics.
Assessment by a three-hour written examination (60%); laboratory attendance and reports (20%); pharmacy practice assignment (20%). Other assessment details should be checked with the academic adviser in Pharmacy.